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File Drag and Drop [closed]

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http://askubuntu.com – It was a shock to realise that drag and drop file manipulation isn't possible in Ubuntu 10.10 on an Acer Netbook ZG5. Installing Ubuntu 12.04 on an Acer Netbook D270, soon realized that not only is file drag and drop still not possible, but screen brightness can no longer be adjusted from keyboard controls. This is progress? File drag and drop is the most basic use of a mouse since the invention of the graphical interface! Has Linux gone back to the dark ages? Copying/Moving files requires command line and terminal? This is unbelievable. Windows has nothing to fear from Ubuntu! (HowTos)

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Submitted by Danial on 09/20/2012

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